What does מַטְעַם mean in the Bible?
מַטְעַם is a Hebrew word meaning "a delicacy".
Hebrew · H4303
מַטְעַם
A delicacy
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מַטְעַם H4303
What does מַטְעַם mean in the Bible?
מַטְעַם is a Hebrew word meaning "a delicacy".
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How does the BSB render H4303?
The BSB source-word alignment has 8 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include a tasty dish (2), his delicacies (2), the tasty food (2), into a tasty dish (1), some tasty food (1).
Where does מַטְעַם appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 27:4. Its strongest book concentrations include Genesis (6), Proverbs (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It a tasty dish 2× Genesis 27:4, Genesis 27:7
his delicacies 2× Proverbs 23:3, Proverbs 23:6
the tasty food 2× Genesis 27:14, Genesis 27:17
into a tasty dish 1× Genesis 27:9
some tasty food 1× Genesis 27:31
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 27:4 מַטְעַמִּ֜ים to a tasty dish Noun - masculine plural Genesis 27:7 מַטְעַמִּ֖ים to a tasty dish Noun - masculine plural Genesis 27:9 מַטְעַמִּ֛ים to into a tasty dish Noun - masculine plural Genesis 27:14 מַטְעַמִּ֔ים to the tasty food Noun - masculine plural Genesis 27:17 הַמַּטְעַמִּ֛ים to the tasty food Article | Noun - masculine plural Genesis 27:31 מַטְעַמִּ֔ים to some tasty food Noun - masculine plural Proverbs 23:3 לְמַטְעַמּוֹתָ֑יו to his delicacies Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Proverbs 23:6 לְמַטְעַמֹּתָֽיו׃ to his delicacies Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 27:4
Aligned rows 8
Books represented 2
Genesis 6 Proverbs 2
Source forms
מַטְעַמִּ֔ים 2x maṭ·‘am·mîm Genesis 27:14, Genesis 27:31
הַמַּטְעַמִּ֛ים 1x ham·maṭ·‘am·mîm Genesis 27:17
לְמַטְעַמּוֹתָ֑יו 1x lə·maṭ·‘am·mō·w·ṯāw Proverbs 23:3
לְמַטְעַמֹּתָֽיו׃ 1x lə·maṭ·‘am·mō·ṯāw Proverbs 23:6
מַטְעַמִּ֜ים 1x maṭ·‘am·mîm Genesis 27:4
מַטְעַמִּ֖ים 1x maṭ·‘am·mîm Genesis 27:7
מַטְעַמִּ֛ים 1x maṭ·‘am·mîm Genesis 27:9
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine plural 5x Genesis 27:4, Genesis 27:7, Genesis 27:9, Genesis 27:14
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular 2x Proverbs 23:3, Proverbs 23:6
Article | Noun - masculine plural 1x Genesis 27:17
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a delicacy
Source Gloss
a delicacy
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a delicacy BDB: tasty Usage: dainty (meat), savoury meat.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
מַטְעַם is built from this root:
Part of These Phrases
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain